Advanceshipping General Discussion: Where Ash and May ADVANCE together ;D

[pokefandt]

Not too much into shipping, but my first major pokemon fiction in general was Trials of the Elite Four by Dryuu on FF.NET, and ADVshipping has been my favorite since I guess.

Look up LuciferIX on the site as well, he's probably one of the best writers for that shipping on FF.NET

[swampert55]

Yeah, same here. I'm disappointed that the writers didn't have Ash and May team up for some serious tag battles. It's sort of ironic too, since Advanced Generation officially introduced two-on-two battles. Well, there's always the future to look forward to. I'm sure that Ash and May will team up for some serious battles later on. I'm almost positive that May will reappear when Contests are shown in the anime again. I think there's a good chance that we'll see Contests once again, so that means that May won't be too far behind

It was also that tag battles were not available in single player until Emerald, so perhaps that had something to do with it. The focus seemed to be more on double battles. Anyway, I feels as though there should have been some sort of tag battle competition in the BF as additional filler, as the season focused on the Battle Frontier introduced in Emerald; introducing tag battles would have seemed logical as well.

EDIT: It turns out that there are more dedicated Advanceshippers than we:

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[Waterpokes]

Not too much into shipping, but my first major pokemon fiction in general was Trials of the Elite Four by Dryuu on FF.NET, and ADVshipping has been my favorite since I guess.

Look up LuciferIX on the site as well, he's probably one of the best writers for that shipping on FF.NET

I remember reading Trials of the Elite Four. I remember reading the entire story one night. I sat up all night to eight clock in the morning, and I don't regret it. The longest Advanceshipping fan-fic I've ever read, and it's very good. Too bad I can't find the sequel.

[pokefandt]

I remember reading Trials of the Elite Four. I remember reading the entire story one night. I sat up all night to eight clock in the morning, and I don't regret it. The longest Advanceshipping fan-fic I've ever read, and it's very good. Too bad I can't find the sequel.

He deleted it, along with Trials. Dryuu has been having "issues" with members of FF.NET and keeps taking down and reuploading his stories. Trials of the E4 and sequal not included unfortunately.

[midnightjewelz]

He deleted it, along with Trials. Dryuu has been having "issues" with members of FF.NET and keeps taking down and reuploading his stories. Trials of the E4 and sequal not included unfortunately.

Dryuu is such a great advanceshipping writer and is one of the classics. the sad thing is that he takes each review in a negative manner which starts a unfriendly conversation which soon Nina Lumos (His GF) comes in as well. I need my best friend Mat's (LuciferIX) help just to get him off my back after i reviewed on one of his fics. Even now he abuses people who just want to say what a great writer he is.

I still reads his fics though after what i've been through with him. i still admire his writing style because i find it hard to find a good advanceshipping writer or fanfic these days.

[Waterpokes]

Didn't know that he had issues with other members. Love the way he portray the characters, including the Pokemon. I kind of want to write a long fanfic like him, in the same way as him.

I know that I can read his first fanfic on Serebii, but not his sequel.

[Ðãmon Howe]

I know Dryuu was/is a good author....never reviewed his stories though for some reason. Guess that's a good thing, since I'm a critical reviewer.

[Lord Zant]

Dryuu always had fantastic creativity and astounding drive, but I don't know if he was a native English speaker or not. I only reviewed a little - he wrote them too fast for me to review. But he certainly is a classic.

[Ðãmon Howe]

Makes me wonder how many recognized "great" advanceshipping authors there are...both past ones and one's that are still around.

[pokefandt]

Dryuu is such a great advanceshipping writer and is one of the classics. the sad thing is that he takes each review in a negative manner which starts a unfriendly conversation which soon Nina Lumos (His GF) comes in as well. I need my best friend Mat's (LuciferIX) help just to get him off my back after i reviewed on one of his fics. Even now he abuses people who just want to say what a great writer he is.

I still reads his fics though after what i've been through with him. i still admire his writing style because i find it hard to find a good advanceshipping writer or fanfic these days.

I've basically stopped reading his stories cause half the time they're taken down before I have much of a chance to get into them.

You're friends with LuciferIX, have you read his most recent stuff? Its real good.

Dryuu always had fantastic creativity and astounding drive, but I don't know if he was a native English speaker or not. I only reviewed a little - he wrote them too fast for me to review. But he certainly is a classic.

On his FF.NEt profile it says he is from the Philippines so likely not.

[Lord Zant]

On his FF.NEt profile it says he is from the Philippines so likely not.

Ah, okay. And yeah, I get notifications on my email-enabled phone every time he uploads a chapter - he'll sometimes delete and reupload the same fic several times in a week.

LuciferIX is definitely one to look into. He's very skilled.

[Gaiash]

Oh by the way I forgot to tell you guys I drew a new Advanceshipping pic.
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http://gaiash.deviantart.com/art/Sat...ands-211585404
 

[Hunter_RuLe]

Hi everyone, good to see advanceshipping and this thread are still alive. Props to all you guys, especially the veterans like Gaz, Swamp and Gaiash that are still here after all those years.

Now, let me also add something constructive. First I'll answer the last topic I could find, and what do you know it's actually quite a fresh original one at that!

Do you think Contestshipping actually helped Advanceshipping to grow?

Yes and No. At first I thought CS would be nothing but hostile towards the our favourite paring. More and more episodes containing contests and May - Drew dialogues seemed to take away screentime for moments between Ash and May. Moreover CS was the ‘new thing’and took away the thunder and some of the supporters of our shipping. I think I was afraid the writers would centralize the show to much around the rivalry, which would result in a downgrading of the moments the main characters build their relation upon.

However, in retrospect I think we can actually be glad about the existence of CS. Two major rival shippings happening within the same anime seasons made things all the more interesting. Not only did it gave some new dynamics and new possibilities, like speculated jealousy, the inevitable comparison also gave us fan seven more reason to focus on the details of the interaction between Ash and May. It was only by that time, many of us noticed cute little things like May’s tendency to hold Ash’s arm, ect. Much like Gazmof stated, the introduction of CS more drama and arguably more appreciation of the shippy moments that we did getting. Most of all we should realize that most of us like advanceshipping because of the unique, indescribable chemistry between the two characters.

To bring some more discussion in the thread, I would also like to add a new topic. It’s much like a classic Advanceshipping question, but a little twist.

It’s common knowledge that the interaction between Ash and May has been based on a intimate friendship aswell as a good old student-mentor relationship. Both know each other very well, they seldom have had much arguments and I believe they have an ultimate trust in eachother. Although this is all very nice and may give us cute loving moments, it does not exactly give much excitement in the form of (sexual) tension , ect. Although Ash was new and existing for May at the start, he’s become a very comfortable, almost brother-like, friend which she could always fall back on.

In the Advance Generation both trainers (and especially May) gained much from their friendship. Therefore they never may have wanted to put this at risk in a try to get their relation to another, less comfortable level (of passionate love). Do you think the time Ash and May have spend apart may affect this position? In other words, do you think the independent development of both characters may change the way they see eachother and thus the way they interact?

And just like in the old days, I'd like to end my post with a fan art. This time it's an art by atharple.



Lift up your head and look at the future you're creating!
The wind brushes your cheeks, I'm sure it'll say:
"It's okay if you fall. You are you and that makes you wonderful!"
Because the sky is there...

[Lord Zant]

Great drawing, Gaiash. I think you get better every time. May seems to be missing her fannypack though.

Hunter RuLe? Alright! Nice to see an older face. Interesting question as well.

In the Advance Generation both trainers (and especially May) gained much from their friendship. Therefore they never may have wanted to put this at risk in a try to get their relation to another, less comfortable level (of passionate love). Do you think the time Ash and May have spend apart may affect this position? In other words, do you think the independent development of both characters may change the way they see eachother and thus the way they interact?

Is this a question of how they would react in the anime, or how they would reach in real life? :P Because somebody seems to have hit the reset button on Ash's development, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to assume May hasn't changed too much either.

On the other hand, if they have changed, I think it's entirely possible and rather likely that they'd see each other at least a little differently if they meet up again. I'm sure May will have some respect for Ash getting as far as he did in the Sinnoh League. I don't really know what May's been up to though (does anyone?) but I'm sure it's all rather impressive in its own right.

But will they see each other differently enough to want to start up more of a romantic relationship? It's hard to say. Maybe if Ash can act more mature and calm and May can show off some cool, rare Pokemon or give him a good battle followed by a large meal.

[CyberBlaziken]

Haven't been here for a while.
Summer is here and will be active.

About Dryuu, it's a shame he deleted most of his fics. He is by far, one the best Advanceshipping wirters out there.

Heres the link to his best work (for me)
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http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=234181
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=279348
 

While on Fics, I remember staying up all night to read PikamasterADV's May Crush.
Another was CyberCubed's Two of a kind.

[Gaiash]

Great drawing, Gaiash. I think you get better every time. May seems to be missing her fannypack though.

That's intentional. Since Ash isn't wearing his bag it makes sense for May not to be wearing hers either.

[Ðãmon Howe]

In the Advance Generation both trainers (and especially May) gained much from their friendship. Therefore they never may have wanted to put this at risk in a try to get their relation to another, less comfortable level (of passionate love). Do you think the time Ash and May have spend apart may affect this position? In other words, do you think the independent development of both characters may change the way they see eachother and thus the way they interact?

I think its highly probable, though since Ash has gone through 11 years of journeying without aging apparently, this mixes things up a bit.

ASSUMING that he and May are both indeed aging, then yes, I think their experiences could do a couple things to their relationship:

-1) Draw them closer. Ash loves pokemon more than anything else, and combined with May's ever-growing love for her pokemon and contests, the two could always have something to talk about or do. A friendly rivalry, much more friendly than any Ash has had before.
-2) Push them apart. Separate journeys and experiences could put them on completely different playing fields; after all, Drew has had much more contact with Ash has had. Could her experiences with him affect their relationship to a degree that they're no longer friends? No, I don't think so...but it could hamper things for them.
-3) Make things awkward. Think about it. Older guy, older girl, once travelling buddies...

The other option of course is that they continue making Ash 10 yrs old, in which case his and May's relationship will never take off, and Ash will forever remain single.

While on Fics, I remember staying up all night to read PikamasterADV's May Crush.
Another was CyberCubed's Two of a kind.

Two of a Kind....I don't remember that one, though I probably read it. and Yeah, May's Crush is probably one of the ultimate classics of Advanceshipping...too bad Pikamaster had to quit.

[midnightjewelz]

Dryuu always had fantastic creativity and astounding drive, but I don't know if he was a native English speaker or not. I only reviewed a little - he wrote them too fast for me to review. But he certainly is a classic.

His Filipino, from the Phlilppines. I spoke to him in Filipino but i got the same result of abuse. And lets not involve Nina Lumos as well. Another good writer but she deleted her stories as well. So many AS writers are fading away these days.

I've basically stopped reading his stories cause half the time they're taken down before I have much of a chance to get into them.

You're friends with LuciferIX, have you read his most recent stuff? Its real good.

Yeah, his been my good friend since i started so that would be at least three years now. He hasn't been online for a few months now though. hope he comes back. He gives such good reviews and write one of the most best oneshots for AS.

While on Fics, I remember staying up all night to read PikamasterADV's May Crush.
Another was CyberCubed's Two of a kind.

I did the same thing. I think once somebody said they stayed up late reading my fic Mysterious Stranger. It's 27 chapters long so i never thought people would stay up all night reading something like that. most of the classic AS fics are normally found here like May's Crush.

(And my fanfic list will be up next month. I just finished exams, GAT, and handing in my art subject folios. Sorry for the wait. ^^

[CyberBlaziken]

Ahh Mysterious Stranger
Ï read and finished that a few weeks ago. I really liked it xD
I am reading the Sequel in FanFiction.

[Gazmof]

I actually remember Power Shot's After Hoenn fic the most of any Advanceshipping multi-chapter fic I've read. It had a good balance of action and fluff.